Crystal Mill Colorado

my first shot on the forum. Any CC?

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You picked a great subject, but the background is blown out and the rest of the frame doesn't have enough contrast. Try an HDR on this type of shot when there is a bright sun and shadow. If you turn on your "Image Editing OK" someone could turn it into a shot you'd be proud of. Keep shooting--it'll come!

same as irishman- what you might want to try if its possible, go back at a different time of the day with better light on the scene. hdr is always an option also, just not my style.

thanks for the replies! I will revisit this spot in the morning when the light is better.

ORboarder wrote in post #12914931
thanks for the replies! I will revisit this spot in the morning when the light is better.

I've shot the mill more times than I can count and morning is the worst time to shoot it. You want to go late in the afternoon to catch the last light hitting the mill.

Thanks for the heads up!! saved me the disappointment and a long wait!

We must have just missed the light.

Changed my profile to allow PP if anyone wants to give it a crack

Very nice composition. A GND would help with exposing the sky

I second the given advices.
Great location, but the light ....

I heard that road is crazy to get up there. 4X4 only. It that true? I live in Denver area.

Really liked your subject and composition and thought I'd play with it a bit.
When I have some blown highlights on a subject like this, I like to give it the look
of a painting so I can give it some contrast without looking like an overprocessed
photo.
Just one perspective...alot of incredible photoshoppers in here that can do your photo justice.

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Djphatjive, I did see a subaru Outback up there, but there are some spots with low clearance. Happy to give you a ride up one day if you want to meet up.

The picture is way over processed to me. look at this thread pic of it https://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthre​ad.php?t=523964.

Its going to be really hard to do anything with the burned out sky other than replace it completely which will require a pixel level editing due to the highly detailed tree outline. Here all I did was crop most of it out, decreased the overall contrast and selectively decreased the contrast in the sky. I do like the crop a lot!

thanks. Love the crop